[Note:
Although an opponent of Ahmadiyyat -- Mr. Tayo -- is being
addressed to, in this answer to an accusation set forth by
him, but it must be remembered that similar accusations are
put forward by other opponents of this Movement, and by
replying to Mr. Tayo's accusation, indirectly we are
answering the accusation of the other
opponents.]

1. Hazrat
Mirza Sahib and Maulvi Sana-ullah of Amritsar:
Mr. Tayo next raises a spurious question relating to Maulvi
Sana-Ullah of Amritsar, a contemporary opponent of the
Founder. He alleges that Hazrat Mirza Sahib had
issued a declaration wherein he had prayed to God to give
judgment between him and the Maulvi Sana-Ullah by causing a
liar to die of some mortal disease like plague or cholera
during the lifetime of the truthful one; and as the Maulvi
outlived Hazrat Mirza Sahib by many years, it proves,
asserts Mr. Tayo, that the Founder was false in his
claims.

Mr. Tayo further asserts that
"Muhammad Ali was one of the principal eyewitnesses" to all
this, and therefore must have known that Hazrat Mirza
Sahibs claims were untrue. We inform Mr. Tayo that, in
fact, Maulana Muhammad Ali wrote a book entitled
"Ayat-ullah: Maulvi Sana-Ullah runs away from the
Promised Messiahs mubahila challenge." Had he
heard of, or read this book, he would never have made his
ridiculous remark citing the Maulana as a witness to the
so-called defeat of Hazrat Mirza Sahib by Maulvi
Sana-Ullah!

2.
Sana-Ullahs Reply to the Founder:
In Tayos booklet we find extracts given only from
Hazrat Mirza Sahibs Notice "The Final Decision re:
Maulvi Sana-Ullah," which is, in fact, a challenge to
the Maulvi to participate in a mubahila (or
prayer-duel) where each party would invoke Divine curses
on whichever of the two be the liar. A mubahila
requires the participation of both parties, in order for
it to be a valid means of showing the general public by its
result as to who is the liar. So we must ask what answer
did the Maulvi give to this challenge. Given below are
some extracts from his reply to Hazrat Mirza Sahibs
announcement:

1. "My consent was not
obtained for this prayer, and it was published without my
arrangements."

2. "This statement (of the
Founder) was not published as being a revelation from
God; it is said not to be based on any Divine
communication, but is merely a prayer."

3. "My confrontation is with
you. If I were to die, what would it prove to people at
large?"

4. "You have been very
clever in spotting that these days the plague is severe,
particularly in the Punjab, and especially in the capital
of Punjab, Lahore, which is very close to Amritsar. Even
burying the dead is a problem. Under these circumstances,
every person is in fear of the plague, and if one is
alive today, there is no guarantee that one shall be so
tomorrow."

5. "This prayer of yours
can, under no circumstances, be accepted as leading to a
clear decision."

6. "You did a trick by first
praying for my death by plague or cholera, but said in
the end that I could be overtaken by some calamity equal
to death."

7. "In your last article,
published in Ahl-i Hadith of 19 April, you state
in sentence no. 14 that Gods messengers are
merciful and they wish constantly that no person be
struck by destruction and calamity. So why are you now
praying for my death."

8. "To summarise this
statement of yours is not acceptable to me nor could any
sensible person accept it." (Ahl-i Hadith, 26
April 1907).

From the above extracts every
fair-minded and God-fearing person can see that Maulvi
Sana-Ullah considered Hazrat Mirza Sahibs Notice
(which Mr. Tayo has quoted from) to be an invitation to a
mubahila, and NOT a one-sided prayer by the Founder
for the death of the liar within the life-time of the
truthful one. Had this Notice not been an invitation to
mubahila, the question of Maulvi Sana-Ullahs
agreement (see extracts no. 1 and 8 above) to it could not
arise. The above extracts also show that the Maulvi was
absolutely terrified of what may befall him in case he
accepted the challenge to enter into a mubahila.
In many other places too, Maulvi Sana-Ullah has referred
to this Notice as the "Notice of
mubahila":

2. "The Mirza issued a
lengthy Notice of mubahila against me" (ibid.,
December 1907, p. 3).

3. "O Zealous members of the
Mirzai Jamaat! What time are you waiting for!
The time-limit set by your leader for the mubahila
has passed" (ibid., June 1908).

3.
Sana-Ullahs Own Criterion and Fate:It is clear, therefore, that Maulvi Sana-Ullah
understood Hazrat Mirza Sahibs Notice as a
challenge to him to enter into a mubahila. THE
MAULVI OPENLY DECLINED THIS CHALLENGE, and refused to
accept the criterion of the liar dying within the life-time
of the truthful one, as the means of determining which of
them was supported by God. Hence, the fact that Hazrat Mirza
Sahib died before Sana-Ullah does NOT go against the
Founder, for his adversary plainly and openly refused to
enter into the proposed mubahila and proclaimed that
the liar need not die first.

In fact, rejecting the criterion
that the liar would die first, the sub-editor of Ahl-i
Hadith added to Sana-Ullahs above article the
following footnote:

"Your (i.e., Hazrat Mirza
Sahibs) claim absolutely contradicts the Quran. The
Quran says that evil-doers are granted respite by God.
Look at: "As to him who is in error, the Beneficent will
prolong his length of days" (19:75); "We grant them
respite only that they may add to their sins" (3:177);
"and He leaves them alone in their inordinacy, blindly
wandering on" (2:15); etc. These verses belie your
deception. And also: "Nay, We gave provision to these and
their fathers, until life was prolonged to them" (21:44).
These words clearly mean that God causes the liars, the
deceitful ones, the mischief-makers, and the disobedient,
to live long that in this respite they may add to their
evil deeds. How can you coin the principle that such
people are not granted to live long" (Ahl-i
Hadith, 26 April 1907).

Commenting on this Sana-Ullah
himself wrote:

"I believe this to be
correct" (ibid., 31 July 1908).

He also wrote:

"Despite being the true
Prophet, the Holy Prophet Muhammad passed away before
Musailima the Liar. And Musailima, despite being the
liar, died after the truthful one" (Muraqqa'
Qadiani, August 1907).

SO, MAULVI SANA-ULLAH REJECTED THE
CRITERION THAT THE ONE WHO DIES FIRST IS THE LIAR, AND
ADDUCED HIS OWN CRITERION THAT THE LIAR CONTINUES TO LIVE
WHILE THE TRUTHFUL ONE DIES BEFORE HIM.

As, in Mr. Tayos own words,
"Sana-Ullah lived many years after him (the Founder)," it
can easily be judged who satisfied Sana-Ullahs own
criterion for the liar!